Week 5 high school football roundup

The Avon Eagles take the field for their Southwestern Conference home game against the Midview Middies, Sept. 22, 2017.
Eric Bonzar — The Morning Journal

Amherst 51, Berea-Midaprk 41

The Comets got off to a fast start and held on against the Titans to improve to 4-1 — Amherst’s best start at the midpoint of the season since the 2010 season. The Comets jumped to a 17-0 lead before Berea-Midpark scored twice to make it 17-14. Amherst used touchdowns from Evan Shawver, Devin Holmes and Khennedy Scagliozzo to distance itself, with Scagliozzo and Jacob Lezon tacking on another couple of touchdowns to secure the win. Amherst’s fierce ground game was paced by Scaglioozo, who rushed 32 times for 294 yards and three touchdowns, passing for one as well.

Avon Lake 48, Lakewood 6

The Shoremen demonstrated the power of their running backs, amassing 267 yards on the ground to top the Rangers. Jack Mikolich, Matt Sanders, Konner Riggs and Ryan McCrum all scored rushing touchdowns for Avon Lake, while Cole Schraff and Creed Bolognia caught passes from Mikolich for scores. Avon Lake jumped to a 21-0 lead before Lakewood’s Milan Jackson scored on a 20-yard run to close scoring in the first half. The Shoremen added a touchdown in the third and three in the fourth to extend their lead.

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Bay 38, Holy Name 15

The Rockets made a statement in the Great Lakes Conference that they want to be sole champions for the first time in the three-year history of the GLC. A strong start saw Bay jump out to a 24-0 lead at halftime behind touchdowns from Trey Psota (14-yard run), Matthew Cover (1-yard run and 24-yard run) and a field goal from Jared Riess, extending its lead to 31-0 on a touchdown by Max Showalter (11-yard reception from Conner Shell). Holy Name scored 15 unanswered to make it 31-15, but Psota punched in a 6-yard run in the fourth quarter to cap scoring.

Buckeye 49, Columbia 20

Euclid 54, Elyria 28

Not much went right for Elyria in the first half as the Pioneers trailed the Panthers, 47-7, at halftime. The Pioneers lone first half score came on a 61-yard touchdown reception by Tristan Arno from quarterback Dontae Beckett. Elyria showed some signs of life in the second half, outscoring Euclid, 21-7, behind scores from Beckett (3-yard run and 5-yard run) and Deviian Williams (43-yard pass from Beckett), but it was too late to salvage the game.

Firelands 20, Fairview 7

Firelands torrid scoring pace was slowed by the Warriors, but the Falcons would not be stopped and improved to 5-0 on the season. Firelands open scoring in the first quarter when Blake Ruffner caught a 71-yard strike form Michael Bansek (6-for-8 for 155 yards). Fairview knotted the game in the second when Jack Provenza scored on a 9-yard scamper, but Richard Maggard caught a 13-yard pass for a score to make it 14-7 at halftime. Logan Strader added a 1-yard score in the fourth to close out the win.

Keystone 49, Brooklyn 8

The Wildcats rebounded from a hard-fought loss last week to a dominating win this week. Keystone scored 49 unanswered before Brooklyn found the end zone as the clock wound down to improve to 2-3 on the season. The Wildcats received touchdowns from Bobby Weber (5-yard run), Cory Hartle (85-yard run and 19-yard pass from Weber), Jack Corraini (11-yard run), Kayden Williams (18-yard run), Justin Able (34-yard punt return) and Anthony Trodagna (4-yard run).

Lutheran West 21, Wellington 0

North Olmsted 49, Westlake 7

The Eagles rode the legs of running back Darren Anders to a dominating Southwestern Conference victory. The senior rushed 11 rimes for 94 yard and five touchdowns, with Sean Conroy (6-yard run) and Nate Eyerman (26-yard interception return) notching the other two touchdowns for North Olmsted. The Eagles jumped to a 21-0 lead before Kevin Walls found the end zone for the Demons on a pass from Jacob May — the end result of a well executed flea-flicker. That was the only time Westlake would score, though, as North Olmsted went on to score another 21 in the second quarter and seven in the third.

Olmsted Falls 42, North Ridgeville 35

Black River 53, Oberlin 7

Jake Campbell had a night to remember as he scored five times to help the Pirates romp to victory over the Phoenix. Black River jumped to a 47-0 halftime lead behind Campbell (14-126) and touchdowns from Travis Sexton and Riley Gibbs. Oberlin got on the board in the fourth quarter on a 62-yard reception by Aaron Arnold from Hunter Clawson. The Pirates’ Chance Bailey capped scoring with a 4-yard run.

Lakeside 34, Rocky River 21

The Pirates and Dragons fought a back-and-forth affair, but 13 unanswered fourth quarter points for Lakeside was the difference as the Pirates fell to 3-2 on the season. Rocky River knotted the game at 21-21 in the third quarter on a Ladarrius Denham 2-yard score, but that was the final time the Pirates found the end zone as Spencer Loftus put the Dragons ahead in the fourth quarter and Lakeside added another touchdown to extend the lead.

Vermilion 45, Tiffin Columbian 31

Seth Hurd saved the day on both sides of the ball for the Sailors to help Vermilion to another Sandusky Bay Confernece inter-divisional victory. Hurd picked off Tiffin Columbian quarterback Todd Simonds late in the fourth quarter with the Sailors leading, 38-31, and returned it 42 yards to extend the lead to 45-31. On offense, he was 13-for-19 for 192 yards and four touchdowns, connecting with Luke Pena, Jonah Pfeil (twice) and Davis McDaniel. Caine Zannoni added a rushing score and CJ Koller connected on a 36-yard field goal as well for the Sailors.